Seventh-day Adventists and the civil rights movement / Samuel G. London, Jr.

Seventh-day Adventists and the Civil Rights Movement is the first in-depth study of the denomination's participation in civil rights politics. It considers the extent to which the. denomination's theology influenced how its members responded. This book explores. why a brave few Adventists...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: London, Samuel G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, 2009.
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I. The Seventh-day Adventists: Origins and Development of Nonparticipatory Politics; 1. Forays into Social Activism: A Comparative Analysis; 2. Theology, Politics, and the Retreat from Social Activism; Part II. The Emergence of Afro-Adventist Activism; 3. Afro-Adventist Activism in the 1930s and 1940s; 4. Lay Activism; 5. Ministerial Activism in the South Central Conference; 6. Ministerial Activism in the South Atlantic and General Conferences; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V.